IGI Global

IGI Global

IGI Global (formerly known as IDEA Group) is a privately-held international publishing company located in Hershey, Pennsylvania [ [http://www2.ebsco.com/EN-US/NEWSCENTER/Pages/ViewArticle.aspx?QSID=185 Information in EBSCO database, published: October 10, 2007] ] . It is a publisher of journals and books on information science and IT management [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=56D2FDC1AF2A4CB3B750CA2857744293 BizJournal company information] ] .

It was founded in 1987 [ [http://www.caul.edu.au/datasets/igi-global.html Council of Australian Libraries database info] ] and publishes under five imprints: IGI Publishing, IRM Press, Information Science Publishing, CyberTech Publishing, and Information Science Reference [ [http://goldbook.libraryjournal.com/CompanyTheme.aspx?coid=3626825 Library Journal information] ] . It also runs an annual international conference for the Information Resources Management Association.

Main focus of IGI Global is on information science and IT management. The publications include over 30 academic journals, a dozen encyclopedias, hundreds scholarly books, as well as occasional popular science publications. According to the publisher's policy, many of the online databases are free for university libraries, provided that the library buys one printed copy. [ [http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/wndReader.asp?ArticleId=37259 InfoToday News. Published: August 20, 2007] ] . The publisher regularly introduces new journals to the market [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/information/publishing-industries/3920959-1.html All Business news, October 17 2006] ] [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-software/856541-1.html All Business news, December 23 2005] ] .Recently, Library Journal, leading professional magazine for libraries rates and the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field, has given highest marks for IGI Global’s [InfoSci-Books] , rating the database 10 out of 10. InfoSci-Books database contains over 16,000 full-text PDF book chapters from 800+ scholarly books and reference works in the computer science and information technology management fields of research.

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External links

* [http://www.infosci-books.com/] InfoSci-Books
* [http://www.igi-pub.com/ Official website]


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